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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER ncMICHAEL,


LAVE OF CLAY TOWNSHIP, DECD.
Letters testsmentary on the estate OF
Christopher McMichael. decd, late OF Clay
township, Butler county, Pa, having oeen
granted to the undersigned. All persons
fnowing themselves indebted to said estate,
will please make immediate payment, and
any having claims against said estate, viii
present them duly authenticated for settle
JAPHIA McMICHAEL, Ex'r.
ErcrIpp y q Ry,tIer Co. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

Two farms. one has li2 acres fine. rich. level
land. with house. barn, &C., also 20 acres o.
good rich land adapted to dairy, stock or grain,
has Il good house and three bank barns. Both
near pfosperou0us Pennsylvania city.
Good mortgages wanted on farms.
j. III. STEvENS0N's " Co.'S Agd
10y fifth Ave-, Pittsbu
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05

ACT l,-ScENE 1-Timc am: Enter young man
with friend. Young man explains TO Hla
friend that the direct cause OF his engage
ment to the wealthy farmers daughter
was his purchase OF an elegant suit az
D. A. HECKiS Great Clothing Emporium
Friend tulnbies to the idea and is l0a0e
happy with new suit, Hat, shirts. Collars
Ties, Underwear, Gloves, Hose. ifulR
FaliSe. Umbrella, etc. Scene closes Win
song, joined In by the audience
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
Administrators Notice.

ESTATE OF r. M. HARRISON, DECD.
xvnoraas letters of administration have been
Granted by the Register OF Butler county, Pa
70 fhe undersigned on the estate OF IL, NJ. Har-
bison, late OF Buffalo twp. Butler county, "a
decd. ail persons who know themselves IN
debfed to said estate will make lmmeulate
payment, and those having claims against tne i,,
same will present them properly authenticated
- j. III. HAREIs0t,
JoHS HARRISON,
Enrvpopr p O..PA. Administrators.
Lila !. rrI, q. 1,,InIcT0pIIER McMICHAEL.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
Song bv company. iolned by audience:

'Tis our experience, one and al,
And every one who tries il knows,
That ID. A. HECK has got the call.
And takes the town IL selling clothes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?


use, and are killed off by the stings Of
workers, to save the stores OF honey
they would otherwise consume.
With many of the wasps their stings
are food preservers. The large
wasps which make--their holes in the
ground, and some bees. like the Car
penter bees, which cut circular holes
in boards. or other wood, deposit an
egg in one of these holes, place food
for the the grub that will hatch from
this egg to feed upon, and when this
grub has made its growth it goes into
the chrysalis state, and in time comes
out perfect bee, or wasp, as it may
be. But, you ask, "What has this to
do with tie sting?" A great deal.
If the caterpillar or other insect in
tended as for the young bee or wasp
were dead, when stored away, it
would decay and be useless. The
effect of the poison of the sting is to
keep it in semi-torpid existence,
alive, but still dormant, and thus
preserve the food in proper con-
dition to be eaten by the grub of the
bee or wasp. In this respect we can
see that sting plays very useful
part, but when the sting is employed
upon ourselves, we fail to see what
good end is accomplished. Even
when bee-keeper is doing his best
for the comfort and welfare of his
bees, they will often turn upon and
sting him. most needlessly and pain
fully.-American Agriculturist for
July.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05

SoNG-The day VIII be intensely cold,
When ID. y. Heck IS undarsolt, &c.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05
Partition Notice.

In re petition OF Henry w.
Watson and Sarah J. watson, q. Z. no. ~
for partition OF the real es- June Iefih'
tate OF Thompson Lewis, decd 1881.
iotn of M,ddycreck, twp.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05

-PROGRAMME -
SONG The happy man no more reflects,
Who buys his clothing at ID. A. Heck's
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-05

Col. Fred Grant, the eldest son Of
tie late general Is said to be develop
ing into man very much like his
father. and in proof of this it Is told
that he is never seen without q cigar
in his mouth.
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Buy spectacles from H. d. Reese. He has
all sorts. Al"
White Goods can suit you In anything
I'm white goods you will need for summer
White robes, white tlouncing. w. E. Bell. Alb
w. f. Bell 4-l3
German millct seed! For sale byW. Joel
Smith & Son. Ala
Before buying a silk dress 1t will pay you to
examine our stock, black and colorcd. \ few
patterns summer silks TO close Mt less than
New York cost. r. NJ. Haddon & Co. i-lS
Nottingham lace and scrIm curtains. Two
II drapery and curtains at II. NJ. Haddon 4
Co.'S. 4-13
Dress goods trimming in all the new goods
and colOrs. w. +. Bell. 4-27
Colored laces for ginshams and lawns. w
E. Bell. Al
Dress Goods! New line of dress goods to ar
rive this week. w. E. Bell. 4-.7
New styles in ladies' and misses hats to ar
rive this week. W. +. Bell. AT
If you wish cheap pnrasol with or without
lace call and secure bargain at once. W. l..
Bell. I-27
Buy your dress goods for spring and sum-
mcr OF ME, and you will be pleased. W: r..
Bell. 4-l3
Shoes for ladies and misses in button and
lace. Also fine stock OF opera slippers. W.
+. Bell. 4-G
Fans in fine hand painted. Satin cloth and
lap. W. l.. Bell. al"
Highlands lightning healing powder, guar
an teed to cure scratches, Quiltcr, cracked fit
locks, and all sores that Il horse may he liable
to have or money chceriully refunded by
p r. Spcpd ZIG
Woolford's sanitary lotion will cure all
forms of contagious itch, mango, and scratch
by p. Il. Speed. PIG
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RelI'S Locals,

Just received n fresh stock Of white goods III
lace, stripes and plaid BatiSl0 for ladies sum-
mer dresses. w. +. Bell.
Just received two cases of millinery goods
in gauZcS, ribbons, flowers und feathers. w.
l.. Bell.
Just received one case of hats for ladies and
children In the latest Paris shapes. w. T..
Bell.
will receive this week one case of dress
goods in beautiful summer shades. w. f.. Bell
One case white and colored flounctng, white
and coored embroidery, white and tan lawn.
w. +. Bell.
will continue to receive new goods for the
next 81 xty DAYS. If you wish new and stylish
goods for the summer just call at my store.
w. +. Bell.
Every one wants q stylish hat, and II you
will call Oh w. +. Bell ana get MISS Marie
Barclcy to trim your summer nat or Doh hnet;
you will be pleased in price ana style, ana
better pleased with yourself.
One case opera slippers Just received. Now
is the time Tor them. w. h. Bell.
will guarantee the price on nll goods In my
line, and will give prices that will compete
with any large city, with the freight adaed'
W. l.. Bell.
New line of ladies silk gloves and mitts just
received In new shades. w. r.. Bell.
Now Is the time for picnlcs, and you Will
need u picnic hat. 1 have the very thing Tor
you. w. f.. Bell.
A few white robes left that will be sold at
cost. w. +. Bell.
I have Il lot of short pieces in dress goods
and dress ginghams that Will sell for less
than cost. Call ut once and secure bargain.
w. Z. Bell.
/ invite all TO examine my stock of spring
and summer goods. don't consider 1t any
trouble 10 show goods. W. E. Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
Tempest ina u Tea Pot,

When the Governor of Georgia and the
Governor of South Carolina get entirely out
of something to do, and when few OF our
respected daily newspapers have nothing to
put in their papers, the discussion Of the kid
mapping business is resumed. 1t is wonderful
what indcscribably small matters will engage
the attention of Governors and great news
papers. or all The small matters that has ever
received attention from Governor or edition
we think the kidnapping business the small
est. 1t seems ;ls if they meant to perprtrate
Il joke on the public. AS far rs the Press and
Banner is concerned, the Stale OF Georgia Is
perfectly welcome to every thief In South
Carolina, and If the Empire Stale sends for
them, we are not ut all particular rs to the
manner Of their going. Thieves and other
violators Of the law have been for years run
ming 10 Georgia from South Carolina, and we
would not now interfere with the procession.
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No Life Tenure for Us.

The Newberry papers are talking Of life
tenure for Judges. From such calamity
may the good Lord deliver us. We want no
legalized aristocracy in South Carolina. We
want no man In Office who Is above RESPONSE
blllty to the people. The Constitution pre-
vents the Legislature from enactlng any law
which shall be retroactive. Not so with our
Courts. They may enact back-actinz laws
which may ruin the people. The Supreme
Court, as such, is infallible. They are so be-
cause there is no power on earth to review
their action. But as.citizens,as candidates for
reelection to office, the members of thatCourt
are accountable at the bar of public opinion.
If they are unable to sustain themselves, then
let them stand aside. There is no man in
South Carolina so transcendently great over
his fellows that we would put him In office
forever. a little change of Judges, like lit
tie change in other officers, would do an I'M
mense good, and would give young and aspir-
ing lawyers, incentive to lscelS higher attain
mentS..
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Good for the Children Of Newberry

If the Newberry Observer persists in It's ef-
forts in behalf of the school children, the
school term for that county will be greatly
heightened. The short-term-high-salary buSi-
ness can't stand the test Of discussion. If the
present school authorities refuse TO dIscon-
tinue the payment of the present high sala'
ries. and decline to keep the public schools
open for six months, 1T is quite likely that
another man may offer for the place of School
Commissioner, who will, when elected, pay
more attention TO the needs Of the children,
than to the wants of the teachers. The lower
salary Is worthy of at least trial. The school
money is for the benefit Of the children, and
the people are beginning to realize this great
fact. Reduce the pay of teachers to SIS or ;2O
4 month.
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IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD.
MEETING OF THE ABBEvILLE BAR.
Resolutions and Tributes of Respect
to the Late Orville T. Calhoun.

ABBEvILLE s. c.. May T.. 1887.
Pursuant to notice, IL" members OF the Bar
met I'm the Court HOu-c, ut 5 O'Clock, p. m,
Mr.. r.. B. Gary moved that Mr.. Lee, rs the
senior member Of the Bar, take the chair.
Mr.. d. l.. Mabry Was requested 10 act US
Secretary.
Mr.. Lee on taking the chair, stated the OBJ
ject of The meeting TO be the payment OF some
tribute to the memory of our late friend anu
brother. Orville II. Calhoun.
Mr.. Gary moved that u committee OF three
be appointed to draft suitable resolutions on
the death Of Mr.. Calhoun. The motion was
carried. ~
The Chair appointed Messrs. F.. B.. Gary, =.
G. Graydon and w. L. Miller as said commit
tee.
MIR. f. &. Grayton moved that an adjourn
ed meeting be held on Thursday, May 5. 1887,
at $50 p. ni., to receive the report OF the COM
mittee
MIR. w. c. MCGOWAN suggested that the
committee report at the next session OF the
Court.
Mr.. Gary objected to Mr. McGowan's sug-
gestion, as not nformlng to the long-con'
tinued practice ut this Bar.
MIR. (iraydon's motion was then put and
Carried. Meeting then adjourned.
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timonials, always elected stranger TO teach
our children.
fla teacher is of unquestioned ability, ana
has high education, and can bring the very
highest testimonials, and lie falls utterly l0
give satisfaction, and gives evidence OF break
ing up or running school in three months OF
a wear, who will say that he would prefer snch
n teacher, to one of less pretensions, but VINO
is better fitted for teaching, and who Is recciv'
ing only onc-third Of this salary.
Other qualities than high education, high
recommcn dations. and high salaries, are nee
pssarv to make successful teacher.
Adaptabiity is the one thing which is nee
essary-no matter what the salary.
Our observation teaches us to believe that q
majority of the high priced teachers lack
adaptabiity TO their work. If this were moi
so, why do they so seldom stay longer than a
year or two In any one place?
AS matter of fact, there are, in our opih
ion. more absolute and total failures among
the high salaricd teachers than IN any othc1
profession Of which we have any knowledge
and for these failures the teachers are moi
moro to blame than the people. When tho
people nay eXorbitant salaries they eXpec'
too much.
No matter how high the salary, the teacher
cannot impart brains to the stupid boy. The
smart boy will learn-the dull boy will not
no matter what the salary. There Is more
downright humbuggery and bosh connected
with this high salary business than anything
which has pulled the wool over the eyes O
our people in long time. Selfapplication is
the best teacher of smart boys.
Teachers from abroad with high sounding
recommendations seldom prove by thei'
work, that they suit the people better than
one OF our own teachers. The great mass
common school teachers in this county are
our own neighbors and friends, and they sci
dom fail-no matter what the salary.
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FIsHWAYS OVER MILL DAMS.
Mr.. Erwin1hc Only Man i'm Abbeville
County who Has Complied With
the Law, While Refusing TO Buy
a Humbug Right of Way.
ERWIN, $. C., May 5, 1887.

ERWIN, D. u, May y, 1901.
Editor Press and Ra,,ncr:
! see SO much lately in the papers on fish
hShways, dams and fish commissioners that
wish to give my experience on Them, II yo'
will kindly allow me the space In your col
In 1854 I commenced to build rock dam
across Saluda tor the benefit Of my mill. that
could the better dispatch business for the
half done with the job A. L. Butler, CummiS.
Sioncr of Agriculture, sent his agent, Z. j.
Huskc, superintendent of flshways, to me
with u model of MeDonald's patent flshway
with orders that / was OhStructing the fish
and that If went on with the work, must
send to Washington and buy the right OF the
Mcdonald model and put IL in my dam. l re;
fused to do So for the reason that belleVeu
the model q grand humbug and OF no use
whatever, further that none OF the dams
either above or below Inc were put to this eN-
pense; that the dam at Columbia and the wire
nets in the lower counties did not allow the
fish to come this high up the river: Mr. iuske
replied that all distractions would be cleared
out of the river and that II finished the dam
without the tishway, by the first Of October
he would collect the penalty which was tre
thousand dollars.
After nc returned toColunbia, corresponds
ed with a. 7. Butler, who kept shaking tlle
law and penalty at me, and finally reported
the case to our Board of County Commission
ers for them to prosecute and collect penalty
/ then put in tShwny that any and all tsl
can pass over the dam, with the understand
ing that ull would be required TO do the same
This cost me at least $780, and so far as can
learn no other man has been put TO one dollar
of expense, nor has there been any effort to
collect the penalty for not doing SO. The riv
er below has not been cleared for the flSh tC
pass up and some of the dams are more than
three times as high us mine.
would ask our Representatives from this
county to the Leg islature, If this is not part
of their duty to see that the law is properly
carried out by the officer which they elect and
to see that he not only makes private parties
comply. but the large manufacturers as well
Mr. Editor, want all TO understand my com
plaint 1t is not that was forced TO spend
$3.50, but that we all entitled to the fish NOT
alone of the river, but also OF the fish which
have been furnished at the expense or tax
payers to stock our streams.
Mr.. I. .J. HuSkc got Il liberal salary as super
intendent of fish and fishways, and large
anonnt To spend on fish, We, as taxpayers
had our part OF that to meet, and yet not one
OF those fish are allowed to come this high ul
the river. NJ. ERWIN.
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SECOND sESsIoN-FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

After religious services conducted by Rev.
=. j. Bethea, the President, at 3i5 called tho
Conference 10 order. Minutes OF the morning
session read and approved.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Executive Committce-J. T. Parks, ]. r.
Miller, j. b. Franks and p. Slurkcy.
Committee on Public WOrship-P B. Jack
son, $. &. CaSon and ]. X. Vance.
Committee on Spiritual Interests OF sun,
day Schools. f. Lyon, Jas. +. Coleman and
Rev. J. e. Chandler.
Committee on Financial and Temporal In.
terest of Sunday Schools-W. $. Martin, d. L..
Penney and J. w. Huckabee. ,,.
The subject for discussion: "The Vital
Truths Of the Lesson was taken up, and the
discussion was opened by President Geo. T.
Hodges.
and othors spoke OH this subject also.
The following questions were discussed
from the question box: :;
"How old should Il child be before he should
he brought into the Sunday School?' "What
can he done thnt will stimulate the ministry
to meet the yearly Conferences" These ques-
tlons were discussed by $. c. Cason, W. z.
Meadors, p. 3. Jackson and others. Con-
ference adjourned 20 meet Saturday morning
at $50
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The Marlboro Democrat Asks Ques
ton.

"Do you believe that thoroughly qualified
teacher can be obtained at $40 or SD Il month"; y
Marlboro Democrat.
We know that in many instances $40 or So
a month from the public fund would enable
communities to obtain the services of most
excellent teachers for Il whole year Of ten
months. There Is no doubt of this fact.
We have no hesitation in saying that we be.
lieve the lower salared teachers have given
this community better satisfaction than the
higher salaried teachers.
The people Of Abbevile about ten years ngo
organized graded school, with salary to the
principal of $50 or $50 n month, and with a
salary TO assistant teachers of about one-thrd
OF this sum.
No principal has remained more than two
years, and only one was reelected for the
third term.
Two principals remained one year, teaching
perhaps a dozen or twenty scholars in each
instance.
In order to raise their salary, each member
OF the school association was or will be assess
ed twice TO the full extent of his liability.
Another principal remained three months,
and he was notified that his resignation
would be accepted. Another principal suc-
ceeded him for the remainder of that term.
Former assistant teachers opened schools
this year ON their own account. The result Is
that they have good schools, and are giving
satisfaction to the pupils and patrons. The
high school. which, when first organized had
from eighty to one hundred and twenty chill
dren enrolled, has now. we hear, fewer than
twenty scholars in attendance.
Let the Marlboro Democrat not misunder
stand us. All these teachers were highly edu
Gated gentlemen, and some of them Of un
questioned ability.
In answer TO advertisement by the trustee.
In the NeWs and Courier. and other newspa
pers there were in each instance when a new
principal was to be elected, number of ap
plicants for the place. Each and every one o
them furnished testimonials from the mos
reliable and trustworthy sources, which testi
monials were limited only by the teachers
friendss ability to write praise and credible
English. The trustees, relying upon these tes
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The Filling of Graves.

1t has been the custom In this country fol
the bystanders to fill the graves after the
bodies have been deposited. II would seem
that the sexton or persons who dig graves fot
pay should also hll them. Why should the
friends of the deceased be expected to I'LL the
grave any more than to dig the grave: The
sexton should be required to Ill the graves.
There arc many reasons why the old practice
should be abandoned.
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RESOLUTIONS WHICH WERE ADOPTED.


The Committee recommend the adoption OF
the following resOlutions:
Resolved, That while the reports or the
schools show much to encourage us In the
great work yet 1t is the sense Of this Confer,
ence that much yet remains to be done, ana
we urge upon our Christian parents and mem
bers the imperative duty Of feeding the lambs
of tile flock.
ence that the prime object Of the Sunday
School Is to inculcate the vital truths OF the
word OF God as found In the lesson: and to
seek the conversion of the children.
within our bounds that they pay more atten-
tion 10 Bible reading, music, and OF organiz'
Ing the schools into missionary societies as
the Discipline provides.
Resolved. That we Invoke n more decided
Interest on the part OF our Christian lnymen
and ministry, in the sessions OF the County
Sunday School Conference, which has been
established for the quickening and develop
ment or Sunday School work.
All of which were adopted.
Some Of the practical results reached In
this Conference may be seen by the following
resolutions:
measures TO carry every Sunday School in
this county through this winter without sus
| pension.
In futherance of the above Rev. Mr.. Mar
| tin offered the following:
Resoired, That the pastors OF the various
cbnrgcs in the county, be requested to report
ut an early day to the following committee
viz: P. B. Jackson, j. Fuller Lyon and S. C.
Cason, the schools In their charges that sus
pended during the winter months. :,
Both OF the above resolutions were adopted
It is the purpose Of the Conference to inau
gurate some plan by which the efficiency and
Interest in Sunday Schools In this county
may be increased, and continuous sessions
thereof be had Throughout the winter months
Mr.. ]. w. Greene offered the following
which was unanimously adopted:
rhof 10 F.N,fa
tenders to the citizens of Abbeville theil
heartiest thanks for the generous hospitality
extended to us during our stay In their midst
The Conference then adjourned sine die.
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Second Day.

SATURDAY MORNING, May Z, 1887.
The Conference called TO order ut 9.I5. The
minutes of the lastSessiOn rcadand approved.
The question of County Lines Representa-
tinn was brought up and discussed. The
Chair ruled that we are bound TO adhere 10
county line. j, f. Lyon appealed from the
decision of the Chair, and the appeal was put
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We notice that quite number of our ex.
changes give about fvc-dollar notice 10
Rowcll's book. We were asked TO publish II
without charge. AS we could not have 1t set
up without cost, and as we could find more
interesting matter for our paper, we allowed
Mr.. Rowell to get free advertising elsewhere
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Four schools, of the twenty-fOur reported,
Ebenezer, Hodges, Gilgal and Donalds, sus-
pend in winter.
Your committee would state that there has
been gratifying increase in The past twelve
months In the number of scholars and In
their az crage attendance upon the sessions OF
the schools, and also In the amounts contrib.
nted for the various objects presented to them.
The prospects for Methodist Sunday schools
In Abbevilc county are most encouraging.
w. s. MARTIN,
j. w. HUCKABEE,
ID. II. PENNEY.